Jonas Brothers Respond To Gay Rumors In 'Out' Magazine Cover Story | The Huffington Post Jonas Brothers Respond To Gay Rumors In 'Out' Magazine Cover Story 10/01/2013 01:39 pm ET | Updated Feb 02, 2016 270 James Nichols The Huffington Post The sexuality of the three Jonas Brothers -- Joe, Nick and Kevin -- has been speculated about for some time now -- and their latest decision to pose for gay magazine "Out" might add fuel to the fire in some people's minds. However, the musical trio sought to clarify the rumors surrounding their sexual orientations this week in a question and answer session accompanying the steamy new photo shoot . An excerpt from the interview reads: Joe: We have a lot of gay friends and gay fans. It’s a boy band stereotype; people assume, but we don’t take offense. Nick: Prior to us being a band, I was a super theater geek. I loved theater and I still do, and I care about fashion, and I care about a lot of things that I feel like stereotypes are attached to. Joe: [Being in 'Out'] is a moment for us for sure.

We keep saying, 'Well, it’s about time.' The brothers aren't the only boy band members to be on the receiving end of long-standing gay rumors -- and they also aren't the only ones to play coy about it . Check out the rest of the interview here and watch the above video for a behind the scenes look at the trio's photo shoot. Also on HuffPost: The Jonas Brothers - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Soundtrack | Music Department | Actor The Jonas Brothers band consist of three brothers Kevin Jonas, Nicholas 'Nick' Jonas and Joseph 'Joe' Jonas. They were originally from Wyckoff New Jersey, where Kevin was born. Whilst Joe was born in Arizona and Nick in Texas. Nick Jonas was originally working as a soloist and on Broadways when Columbia Records signed him but also discovered that '...

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(performer: "That's Just the Way We Roll" - uncredited) Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2008) (writer - 1 episode, 2008) Jonas Brothers Family - Interview with Mom of the Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers with their mom, Denise Robert Trachtenberg Advertisement - Continue Reading Below From food stamps to fame, it's been a wild ride for Denise Jonas, mom of America's biggest pop stars, the Jonas Brothers. Here, she opens up about how she keeps them grounded and makes her marriage work — plus the one parenting rule she will never, ever break About a year ago, Denise Jonas took her family to a Bob's Big Boy near Burbank, CA. As everyone began deciding between the fried chicken and cheeseburgers, in walked Kristy McNichol, the actress who starred in the late-1970s TV series Family and the 1980 film Little Darlings. Most Popular "She was just sitting there. My teenage idol!" Denise practically squeals, even now. At the restaurant, she turned her head all the way around just to watch McNichol sit down in a booth and open a menu.

"I'd just loved her so much," Denise says. "I did the whole thing — gasped, sucked the air out of the room." "Mom!" Denise's kids said. "What's wrong?!" Her boys stared at Denise as if she might be ill. Finally one guessed, "Starstruck?" The family burst out laughing. Denise's family is the Jonas family, and her three oldest sons — Kevin, 21; Joseph, 19; and Nicholas, 16 — are the Jonas Brothers, arguably the world's most popular band. The first weeks of their 2009 seven-month, sold-out international tour will take them from Lima to London. And at every concert, tween and teenage girls (as well as many of their moms) quiver, sob, scream, and sometimes faint. No wonder they are the youngest band ever to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone. With their fourth studio album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, just out and their booming TV and movie careers, the boys have the pop-culture landscape well covered.

Watch our exclusive cover shoot video: Advertisement - Continue Reading Below If it has all been a wild ride since the brothers guest-starred on a 2007 Hannah Montana episode, nearly instant fame continues to be a surreal experience for the woman who gave birth to them all. People are starting to rubberneck at her. "The other day I was in Walmart buying, you know, private things," Denise says, her brown eyes sparkling. "And people were coming right over to my cart!" Denise Jonas is caught in a Disney-magic-wand moment between the working class world she has always known and the fairy-princess fishbowl of fame where she will most likely live from now on. Little in her background prepared her for trips to the White House (seven so far), chats with Barbara Walters, and travel by private plane. When she was growing up in Newburgh, NY, her dad was employed by an exterminating company and later by the postal service, and her mom worked in public school education. Her family moved to Phoenix when she was a child. They were, Denise says, typical Italians — big on food (Grandma's cooking comes up in interviews with the Jonas Brothers) and sacrifice for children.

When Denise was young, the family converted from Catholicism to nondenominational Christianity, and after high school, Denise felt called to missionary work. "I had a heart to give my life to service. [But] I didn't really know all I could do in that area," Denise says. "After meeting my husband, we were able to work through music." Robert Trachtenberg Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Young Love Denise and Kevin Jonas Sr. met on their very first day at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas. The sweet-faced man with an intense demeanor ("He talked like he was going to conquer the world," Denise recalls) had grown up dirt-poor in rural North Carolina with his single mother, and was considered a musical prodigy, singing professionally at age 7. Both Kevin and Denise say they fell for each other at first sight, right in the registration line. "He was talking about working at a summer camp with these young kids, and all his passion and heart for them. And I thought, 'He could be a wonderful father someday.'" Most Popular Within six months of their meeting, Kevin proposed on bended knee; they were married on August 15, 1985. Both were just 18 years old.

After graduation, Kevin Sr. became a worship director at an Assembly of God church in Wyckoff, NJ, but his heart lay with music. He soon left his job, and the family, which now included baby Kevin Jr., moved in with Denise's parents in Arizona. "Kevin worked very diligently to learn the music industry from a songwriting perspective," Denise remembers. "He'd fly to Nashville — just walking the street, walking into different places." For income, Kevin tried to help Denise's parents, who had bought a carpet-installation business in Arizona. The venture didn't go well at all. "We had to live on food stamps," Denise recalls. "It was very hard on my husband. He was trying to do something good for the family, but the business wasn't paying. It was a humbling time. Now we look back on it as a turning point — something necessary for us to go through so we could properly appreciate where we would be later." It's a Family Affair Though Kevin Sr. abandoned his dream of becoming a performer, he took a job that combined his Christian faith and love of music: directing a music program at his and Denise's old institute.

This required the family, which by the early 1990s included Kevin Jr. and baby Joe, to spend months at a time on the road in a 15-passenger van, meeting with students. "We wanted [everyone] to feel joy in the presence of our children," Denise says. "To me, there's nothing more frustrating than being around a child who's annoying. We taught our kids proper manners." Denise's methods: consistency, boundaries, and constantly "reinforcing good conduct until it was behavior. Because they're going to be adults a lot longer than they're children." Even now that her boys are rock stars, Denise holds a hard line on manners; it's a key way she keeps them grounded while they're surrounded by a world of glitz. "It's not like we're the von Trapps, and she has a whistle," says Kevin Jr. "Yeah, but sometimes we're running around like madmen," says Nick. "And she makes us be careful in the hotel room — put back the towels, [straighten] the bed." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below A few years after Nick was born in 1992, Kevin Sr.

received another job offer: to be senior pastor at their old church in Wyckoff. Thinking it would be a good place to raise their children — they couldn't stay on the road forever ("Ha!" Denise now laughs) — they accepted. Like virtually all mothers, Denise knows that each of her four children (there's also 8-year-old Franklin, known as Frankie ) has his talents, but right away, she and Kevin Sr. could tell that Nick was different. He did not like the usual childhood pastimes — he didn't want to play with LEGOs or watch TV (which Denise only let the boys watch on weekends). "The only thing Nick would watch was a DVD of Mary Martin in Peter Pan." Then he started singing — beautifully. One day when he was crooning at the salon where Denise got her hair done, another customer said, "He needs a manager." Download a Free Poster of Kevin, Joe, and Nick! Choose from two sizes: Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Born to Rock Presto, Nick went on a few auditions and then landed a part. And suddenly Wyckoff's being just one bridge away from New York City — the theater capital of the world — seemed providential.

"It's important for parents not to be afraid of their kids' talents," Denise says. "I know parents with multiple children who don't feel it's equitable across the board to assist one child. But I say, 'Go for it.' " Because in Denise's experience, celebrating individual gifts helps everyone find his best place. After Nick was discovered and wound up on Broadway — as Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol, among other roles — Joe launched his career in Oliver! while Kevin Jr. landed commercials. In 2004, Nick recorded a solo album, and soon after, Columbia decided to give the Jonas trio a shot. The family packed into a van and began playing concerts across America, including one at a venue the boys describe as "a horrible little rock club." Most Popular Denise had few concerns about her boys missing the usual activities of childhood, like soccer practice. "I did not think about the negative aspects of stage life or being child stars.

We simply thought about the responsibility we'd carry." Success came quickly to the Jonases, but not without a taste of failure: In 2006, their first record label, Columbia, dropped the group, reportedly telling Team Jonas, "The [success] indicators aren't there." While their dad has described the band's rejection by the label as "devastating," the boys just say the experience provided important perspective on the blessings they enjoy today. Whatever they suffered, they suffered it extraordinarily quickly. Hollywood Records signed them up, and their next album, Jonas Brothers — supported by slickly produced videos — went double-platinum, selling nearly three million copies worldwide. Since then, Denise says, she has had it easier than many mothers of teenage boys: "We have more time together than most families because we travel together [so much]." That said, as the kids get older, Denise's minute-to-minute role in their lives will shift. "Nick's still a minor," she says. "So there's no way [I can stop traveling with them]. But I do have to release," she continues. "Joseph's 19 and just got his driver's license, so he's freer to do things.

When he was younger we would say he had to be in by a certain time. Now we just know he'll be reasonable." Nor is Denise naive about the temptations young rock stars face — even if the rock stars in her family wear purity rings, symbols of a commitment to remain virgins until marriage. Denise says the boys never meant to be standard-bearers for the premarital-chastity cause; this was a private decision each made that has become very public. "They've been criticized for proclaiming things they never proclaimed," she says. "And what's the criticism? They don't want to go out there giving everyone an STD? What's so terrible about that?" She's realistic about the challenges ahead: "They are men. They have desires. They have testosterone. If they make a mistake, I'm not going to hate them. I don't think they are above or below being seduced. I would be foolish if I thought that. They are tested and tested, like every one of us. I pray for them. I try to guide them with their choices, but I'm not making their choices. They have been hurt in relationships by girls.

But it's just about growing up and learning what it means to be in a relationship." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below For all the gossip surrounding her sons' romances (Nick is said to have been in — and out of — a relationship with teen queen Miley Cyrus; Joe, as of press time, was reported to be seeing actress Camilla Belle; and Kevin has been seen squiring a couple of pretty young women), Denise admits, "I think the hardest thing about raising [the boys] is me and my own mouth. You want to tell your child how to do it right, but you can't say, 'Ah, she's not a good choice!' Sometimes things just come out of my mouth in a very black-and-white way, and I'm like, That was not good. Because it just pushes them away." The boys acknowledge that their mother can be painfully straightforward about the young women they bring home. "People always ask, 'What's a girl have to do to get your attention?'" says Joe.

"She has to be good to Mom." And for her part, Denise tries to stick to just one nonnegotiable quality for any future Jonas daughter-in-law: "She must sincerely and totally love my son!" Enter our Jonas Brothers Sweeps! We have 5 CDs and 5 issues of GH autographed by the Jonas Brothers to give away. I Love Texas, It's My Home The family recently bought a house just outside Dallas instead of Los Angeles because Denise and Kevin want the boys to have "a separation from the unhealthy aspects of celebrity living." Denise is trying hard to savor these moments of the whole family's still living under one roof by doing her favorite mom duties, but that can be tricky. She tries to cook — the boys go on rather endlessly about her beef stroganoff, lasagna, and egg casserole — and to decorate for holidays. "But," she admits, "it's like, Oh, it's Easter? Where's that dish I need? We've moved so much. Things are in storage. I used to be festive and have decor all around the house. Now I think, What's wrong with me? But it's just because we're so busy.

I'm just trying to keep up!" There is one thing Denise and her husband are definitely keeping up with during what Kevin Jr. calls this "not real" time of celebrity. That is their faith. Even though it can be difficult for the now widely recognized family to go anywhere without security and crowd control, Denise and the family go to church. Their fame means they need to get in and out quickly. "We have to get people to assist us," she says. They also live out the ideals of Christian charity — which, yes, means giving a lot of money to good causes (the boys donate a percentage of their earnings to a nonprofit they started, Change for the Children Foundation, which last year donated over $1 million to charity) and living a life of service, especially to friends. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Which explains their rather unusual household. More than 10 years ago, a parishioner at Kevin Sr.'s Wyckoff church died of lymphoma and, on his deathbed, asked Kevin Sr. to keep an eye on his wife and baby daughter. For the past couple of years, that woman and child have lived with the Jonases. While they have their own bedrooms and bathrooms, they share the rest of the home.

Says Kevin Sr.: "They're our dearest friends." Love and Marriage Denise and Kevin Sr. also try to prepare their boys for deeper success — a loving marriage — by modeling good behavior. While the couple made it to an Italian restaurant in a mall last week, Denise says making time for a date night is difficult because the family is so busy, and because Kevin Sr. co-manages the boys' careers. "I get very jealous of his time," Denise admits. "But then I bring myself back to reality." What she does is constantly show her boys that "marriage isn't 50/50." The rule she lives by: "Marriage is really giving 100 percent of yourself, and not expecting anything back." It is also about loving someone for the attributes he has. "[My husband] is not the best about bringing home presents, but he's selfless," she says. "So if I want something, I just go buy it." Most Popular The thing is, Denise isn't much of a shopper and doesn't indulge in lavish sprees. She wears little jewelry, often just a wedding band, and she tries to pick up interesting Christmas ornaments in places they visit on their tours.

But her deepest pleasures are simple and low-cost. "Several years ago," she says, "we all watched a TV show called Jack & Bobby. It was about brothers, one of whom went on to be President, and it looked back at their younger years. It was so great to [have] that time together." Her Toughest Moment On the other hand, Denise's darkest hour was surely discovering Nick's diabetes. When he was 13, he and his brother Joe went swimming, and Joe "freaked" because Nick was so skinny, "he looked like a skeleton." Denise slept at Nick's bedside in the hospital until doctors were able to stabilize his condition. Though Denise knows logically that she's not responsible for his illness, she felt very guilty, as if she had done something to her child. She grieved deeply for the loss of his health. She got through those early days by leaning hard on her husband and her faith. Today Nick wears an insulin pump attached to his back and "doesn't depend on me," Denise says. "While it [can be] a discouragement to know the realities of how diabetes could affect him in the long term, sometimes I forget he has it; he's so on top of it.

But if he has something go wrong, I start to beat myself up." Denise knows that she hasn't done anything wrong, that her hypervigilance won't fix the situation. But it's just in her DNA. For a woman who's said of herself, "I don't relax," Denise still sees a silver lining. "Diabetes has, I think, given Nicholas a lot of purpose." In fact, one of Change for the Children's favorite causes is always research and services for type 1 diabetes. Nick has also written a song called "A Little Bit Longer" about his experience with diabetes, and he works in partnership with Bayer Diabetes Care, hoping to support and inspire others with the disease. "Purpose" is a word that comes up a lot with the Jonases. For them, fame isn't just about attention, money isn't just about wealth, and even music has meaning beyond entertainment. Denise's purpose is to raise good, decent, loving men. She says even though the oldest two are technically adults, they still look to their mom and dad for advice. This leads to what is perhaps her most important parenting principle, the one tenet she doesn't budge on. "Kevin and I aren't friends with our children.

We're their parents. That's very important." Kevin Jr. agrees: "[Mom's] protective, but allows us to do what we need to and make mistakes. But she's always there to fall back on, to ask for advice. We're really lucky." Looking at the young men around her, Denise can't help but relax — just for a second — and smile. Robert Trachtenberg That's Just the Way They Roll... There was no drama when Team JoBro arrived at the GH photo shoot . Instead, the laid-back trio greeted everyone on set with handshakes and those great manners Mom had instilled in them. "Hi, I'm Joe," "I'm Nick," "I'm Kevin." Like. We. Didn't. Know. What They Wore Kevin: Skinny jeans, gray baseball jersey, brown leather belt. Cool factor: cowboy-style boots with 2-inch heels. Joe: Jeans, T-shirt, leather jacket. Cool factor: his recently shorn locks — tousled and wavy. Nick: Comfy-looking khakis and a plain white tee. Cool factor: a silver medallion on a leather cord.

What They Ate Mid-morning, Nick snagged a bagel and cream cheese (he toasted it himself). For lunch, everyone ate grilled chicken, spinach salad, and a cheesy potato gratin. What They Did While Nick and Joe spent most of their downtime in the dressing room, Kevin ducked outside frequently to talk on his iPhone in the sunshine. OUR BAD! Because we were trying to keep the studio cool, we kept closing the door — locking Kevin out in the parking lot. Sorry about that, Kev! What We Heard During the shoot, the guys grooved to tunes from Kings of Leon and the Zutons, courtesy of Joe's iPhone. — Bari Nan Cohen Meet the Bonus Jonas He may not have a platinum album (yet), but 8-year-old Frankie Jonas — known as the "bonus Jonas" — isn't sitting on the sidelines. "I had a little girl hand me a note last week," recalls Denise, "and say, 'This is for Frankie. I feel sorry for him.' I'm like, 'Don't! He loves his life. He's not complaining.'" The trio's little bro first stepped into the spotlight with cameos in his brothers' music videos and concerts.

Now Frankie has a recurring role on his siblings' new Disney Channel television series, JONAS, a spoof of their lives as teen superstars. He's also said to be starring alongside Joe, Nick, and Kevin in next year's big-screen family flick Walter the Farting Dog, based on the best-selling children's books. And, an aspiring musician, he's started his own rock band, reportedly called Webline. Frankie seems to realize he's a lucky kid: When asked what's the one thing that drives him nuts about his family, his answer was a sweet and simple "Nothing!" — Laura Hahn Jonas Brothers - TV.com Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers are made up of Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas. Also in the band are: John Taylor, who plays guitar; Greg Garbowsky, who plays bass guitar; and Jack Lawless, who plays the drums.

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Peter Kramer/AP The three brothers were raised in a musical family and imbued with a strong sense of Christian values, notably by their father, an Assembly of God minister. Family sing-alongs in their New Jersey home set the stage for Nick’s precocious performances on Broadway beginning at the age of six. In 2004 he released a Christian-themed solo album. The pleasure of making music together prompted the brothers to form a band, with Kevin and Nick on guitar (with keyboard work mixed in) while Nick and Joe shared the lead vocal chores. Their first album, It’s About Time (2006), featured songs cowritten by Desmond Child and pop star Adam Schlesinger of the band Fountains of Wayne. Although it was given only a limited marketing push, the album sold 62,000 copies; still, the label dropped the band. Early in 2007 the Jonas Brothers signed with Disney’s Hollywood Records, releasing a self-titled album that entered the charts at number five and, propelled by hits such as “ S.O.S., ” went platinum. The brothers also began appearing regularly on the Disney Channel, most notably in a highly watched 2007 episode of the Miley Cyrus vehicle Hannah Montana .

The Jonas Brothers then opened for Cyrus on her “Best of Both Worlds” tour. Their music videos became Disney Channel staples, and they starred in a reality program, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, but their real breakthrough followed their appearance in the Disney movie musical Camp Rock, in which Joe played the romantic lead. The brothers were the darlings of “tweenage” (preteen and young teenage) consumers, and in 2008 they became a pop-culture phenomenon with the release of A Little Bit Longer, which featured many songs written by Nick. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and that year the brothers undertook their own tour, which was filmed for the documentary Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (2009). In July 2008 they appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine as rock critics began acknowledging that the brothers’ brand of romantic pop rock was more treat than treacle. Similar Topics Coldplay Less than a year after A Little Bit Longer, the group released the album Lines, Vines and Trying Times (2009), which offered a more mature sound.

Nick then recorded a soul -influenced solo effort, Who I Am (2010), under the name Nick Jonas and the Administration. In 2009–10 the Jonas brothers starred in a new Disney series, JONAS (later JONAS L.A.). The half-hour show (in the vein of the Monkees ’ eponymous television series) featured Kevin, Nick, and Joe as the fictional Lucas brothers, pop stars who are also high school students. They also appeared in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). The band subsequently went on hiatus , and the brothers focused on side projects. Nick took several acting roles, and Joe released the solo album Fastlife (2011). The reality show Married to Jonas, starring Kevin and his wife, Danielle, premiered in August 2012. In October the brothers performed a reunion concert, and they subsequently staged a world tour in 2012–13. A new single, “ Pom Poms, ” was released in April 2013, as the lead single from the planned fifth studio album, V.

A tour was scheduled to start later that year, but it was canceled shortly before the first show, and in October 2013 the brothers announced that the band had broken up. Jonas Brothers Break Up: Kevin, Joe and Nick Explain Their Split on Good Morning America | E! News Jonas Brothers Break Up: Kevin, Joe and Nick Explain Their Split on Good Morning America By Email ABC/Ida Mae Astute The truth comes out! The Jonas Brothers spoke candidly about their breakup during a Wednesday, Oct. 30, appearance on ABC's Good Morning America. The siblings— Kevin Jonas , 25, Joe Jonas , 24, and Nick Jonas , 21—met with fans gathered in New York City's Times Square prior to being interviewed by anchor Robin Roberts "I think it was time, and for us it took some time getting there, but we feel like it's time that the Jonas Brothers come to an end," Kevin said. It was Nick who "initiated" the conversation about going their separate ways. "We're family first, and that's always been our main priority, and so honesty within what we do as a group was really important.

I came to the table with the guys just before we were prepping to leave for tour, and I shared my heart with them, my feelings," he recalled. "In a nutshell, I said, ‘Look, I feel like we've had some complications within the group for a long time without addressing them. I think this train will fall off the tracks without really getting real about some of the concerns and some of the limitations that we may feel as individuals in the group.' It was a tough conversation…It was the first time we really had that real conversation. It was a few days of working through it." NEWS: The Jonas Brothers say their breakup was a "unanimous" decision Nick said they're reached a place where they "feel like we're best suited to do our own individual things, all things we're passionate about, and choose to be brothers first." Joe said they butted heads over everything from music videos to individual opportunities. "At some point, we decided it was best to finish this and support each other and our own ventures down the way," he explained. The trio—known for hits like "SOS," "Burnin' Up" and "Lovebug"—canceled their 19-city fall tour on Oct.

9, just days before it was scheduled to begin. "There is a deep rift within the band," the group's rep explained at the time. "There was a big disagreement over their music direction." NEWS: Exclusive details on the Jonas Brothers' breakup The Jonas Brothers' last album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, was released in June 2009. The group's fifth album, V, has been shelved. Their latest effort produced two poorly received singles, "Pom Poms" and "First Time." "The album will actually not be completed, but we will be doing something for our fans," Kevin said on the morning news show. "They have traveled with us and been with us for so many years that we did not want to just leave without giving them back something. So what we're going to do is, we're going to release four unreleased songs from the album. The rest of the album will be never released." NEWS: Danielle Jonas shows off her baby bump at the gym The Jonas Brothers will also be sharing 10 live tracks from their Summer 2013 tour. "We‘ll actually be giving that to our fan club members as a gift," Kevin shared.

The New Jersey natives are excited to begin the next phases of their careers. "We're really in a season right now of being real excited about the future, but also there's a certain heaviness that comes with closing a chapter," Nick admitted. "I think that, for me personally, my next move will be recording music, writing for myself and other people, and some acting opportunities, and maybe a return to theater at some point." The Broadway star then thanked fans of the band for sticking by them over the years. "We have the best fans in the world and have for our entire career, so we thank them for that and thank them for really understanding this move," Nick said. NEWS: The Jonas Brothers' canceled tour wasn't about poor ticket sales Like his younger brother, Joe plans to make another solo album and challenge himself as an actor. "This is the first time in a long time we've had time to focus on ourselves and support each other through that. Like Nick said, we know it's going to be sad for a lot of people, but for us, we are looking forward to the future." Kevin, meanwhile, plans to work behind the scenes.

"I'm going to be going back my first passion, which was the business side of things," he said. "I'm in the first round of funding for an entertainment fund that will position brands to target millennials." And, of course, the Married to Jonas star is gearing up for the arrival of his firstborn daughter with wife Danielle Jonas . "We're having a baby," Kevin said. "We're really excited for it." Brazil E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our US edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Canadian edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our UK edition? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our Australian edition? E! ist überall Dieser Inhalt ist für internationale Besucher verfügbar. Möchtest du ihn in der deutschen Version anschauen? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our German edition? E!

est partout Une version adaptée de ce contenu est disponible pour notre public international. Souhaitez-vous voir ça dans notre édition française ? E! Is Everywhere This content is available customized for our international audience. Would you like to view this in our French edition? Yes! The Jonas Brothers (Music) - TV Tropes The Jonas Brothers You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share *insert mass squee here* The Jonas Brothers (2005-13) was a band of Teen Idols discovered by Disney, consisting of members/brothers Joe, Nick, and Kevinnote actually Paul; Kevin is his middle name Jonas. Contrary to popular belief, they were not manufactured by Disney ...initially. The entire band began through Nick, who was the first to pursue a musical career around the age of 10. After his song "Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)" blew up, his brothers began following in his footsteps, and the rest is history.

They toured independently as a Christian Rock /Pop Rock band with their father as their manager before getting signed to Columbia Records in 2005 and releasing their first album, It's About Time, which was not widely recognized. In the fall of 2006, after getting dropped from Columbia, they got signed by Hollywood Records and absorbed by the Disney Corporation. There are three Jonas brothers, Kevin, Joe and Nick . (Other spots in the music are filled by studio musicians or tape decks.) In 2010-2011, the band went on a hiatus to pursue solo projects before reconvening in 2012 to begin work on a fifth album that was subsequently cancelled in 2013 after they broke up due to Creative Differences . They released four albums together (three of which went platinum). They starred in Camp Rock (a Disney TV movie) as well as its sequel and had their own TV series, Jonas . Kevin had a show with his wife Danielle, Married to Jonas, while Nick had a recurring role on NBC's Smash. They have appeared on the American Music Awards, American Idol, and Dancing with the Stars.

As for the members' solo work: Joe's first attempt going solo, Fastlife in 2011, was a critical and commercial disappointment; however, he is currently known as part of a pop rock band called DNCE. Nick has found success recently after releasing his second album/his first non-"young period" album, with his song "Jealous" gaining massive popularity. From 2009 to 2011, he also headed a side project called Nick Jonas and the Administration that only put out one album. Kevin is the least musically active out of the three, but reportedly went on a small 5-month tour with Joe in 2014. Discography: V (pronounced "five") (cancelled) Tropes: Adam Westing : Every single fictional TV and movie role they've done has had them play rock star brothers. Plus, most of them have a cameo for their littlest brother and their bodyguard. Adorkable : Joe Jonas, full-stop. Even now that they've all matured quite a bit, he's still a goofball. Anti-Love Song : Many. If they aren't this, they're usually a Break Up Song .

Beware the Quiet Ones : Kevin, the quietest and nicest of the three, has turned out to have quite the bitchy streak. (Supposedly, he wrote the majority of "Video Girl".) Big Ol' Eyebrows : Joe and Kevin. Nick lucked out and has a relatively normal pair. Bowdlerization : They did a cover of "Year 3000" by Busted which removed the (negligible to the point of non-existence) bad language. In the song Paranoid the original line is, "I'm taking all the doctor's meds, I'm still freaking out." The radio edit goes, "Can't hear the thoughts inside my head, I'm still freaking out." Their cover of Busted 's "What I Go To School For", changing it from a student crushing on (and then getting with) his teacher to a senior girl. Canon Discontinuity : Hollywood Records frequently advertised their second album as their first, preferring to ignore their actual first album, It's About Time. Justified since their 1st album was under Columbia. The Casanova : Nick Jonas fits this to a T.

Joe also to an extent, maybe more Cassandra Truth : In their personal lives: Before Nick was diagnosed with diabetes, Joe was the only one who realized something was wrong and tried to tell his parents, who wrote it off as puberty. Christian Rock : Their pre-Disney independent work was a mixture of Christian pop-rock and covers of some pop-punk songs. The Cover Changes the Gender : They didn't change it so much as just remove all references to gender, with their cover of "Poor Unfortunate Souls". Exactly What It Says on the Tin : Their fifth album is named, well, V, the Roman numeral for five. Genre Roulette : Lines, Vines And Trying Times. Not as extreme as it could be, but in the space of an album, it goes from classic rock (World War III) to country (What Did I Do To Your Heart?) to an alt rock ballad (Turn Right). (And on one of the special editions, J-pop.) Getting Crap Past the Radar : In the song Poison Ivy, they sing, "Everybody gets that itch, everybody hates that..." with a noticeable pause between lyrics. Guess what word rhymes with itch?

And "Much Better", if you listen, sounds less like "I wanna fight with you" and a lot more like "I wanna fuck with you". Gratuitous Japanese : "Infatuation", and intentional, as it was a bonus track in Japan. Gratuitous Rap : "Don't Charge Me For The Crime". I Can't Dance : At least, not to Single Ladies . Metaphorgotten : Just listen to "Poison Ivy". Kudos if you can do it with a straight face. Mind Screw : The video for Paranoid is one, although given the song, it's probably intentional. The Moral Substitute : They were heavily promoted as a wholesome alternative to more authentic bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco - some of their posters and merchandise even used similar color schemes to those associated with the most successful albums of these bands. Mr. Fanservice : All three of the boys could qualify, but Joe in particular. In their 3D concert movie, he takes his jacket off and the screaming actually gets louder. And, at one point, they include a shot from the wardrobe change backstage for no apparent reason.

Joe gets as far as taking his shirt and belt off, even goes to start undoing his pants, before it cuts off. New Sound Album : Lines, Vines And Trying Times. Their next album seems to be shaping up to be this as well. It's not their previous pop-rock and it's still a departure from what they did with Lines, Vines And Trying times. No Sex Allowed : At least until marriage. Probably a smart career move since most of their fanbase is Jail Bait . Subverted with Kevin, since he's married... and didn't like it. Interestingly, both Nick and Joe's purity rings have completely vanished since then. Joe and Nick have both openly stated that they are sexually active. At least one article mentioned that this worked in their favor creatively, as the lack of distraction allowed them to focus on their music and showmanship. At the same time, however, they were criticized for using abstinence to attract sexually addled young women, not helped by some questionable set pieces. Older Than They Look : Kevin has looked the same way he does today since he was about 16. Only Known by Their Nickname : Kevin's actual name is Paul. Kevin's his middle name.

Performance Video : For "When You Look Me In The Eyes". And the version of the "Kids Of The Future" video that doesn't have clips from Meet the Robinsons . Precision F-Strike : As they aren't attached to Disney anymore, they don't have to keep their mouths perfectly clean, as proven by a recent performance of "S.O.S.", where Nick replaced "crazy" (that don't include your crazy friends) with "bitchy". And Joe replaced the line "I wish she was with me" with "I wish she would fuck me" from the Jonas L.A. song "Drive". Subverted with "Poison Ivy". The lyrics set it up for one of them to say "bitch", but being attached to Disney, they don't swear once. Instead, we get a very distinct pause accompanied with a crash cymbal perfectly timed for the word. Real Person Fic : Tons and tons. It's the reason fanfiction.net doesn't have a JONAS section.

Quizilla and Youtube are both filled with "love stories" involving the Jonas, usually paired with fans or other Disney Channel tween celebrities like Demi Lovato , Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez (The former for Joe, the latter two for Nick, depending on the pairing of Niley or Nelena). Reality Show : Living The Dream, from way back when they had just wrapped Camp Rock, and more recently, Married To Jonas. Shout-Out : To Peter Pan in "Fly With Me". Spiritual Successor : Like the Hilary Duff example, many boy bands came out of them as their spiritual successors: Allstar Weekend , Big Time Rush , and most recently One Direction , among others. This applies the most to One Direction, as not only are they much bigger than Allstar Weekend and Big Time Rush (and probably the two combined), but they have also been experiencing even greater success than the Jonas Brothers did. Stealth Pun : Probably not intended that way, but the album "It's About Time" has the songs "6 Minutes", "7:05", "Time For Me To Fly", "Year 3000", and "One Day At A Time", so...

Not to mention this gem from "Games" from their second album, confirmed by liner notes: "And I'm sorry for the troubleï¿½ I'm so bored with these games." Suspiciously Specific Denial : "I'm not bitter" from Much Better. Take That : At Taylor Swift in "Much Better". (Now I'm done with superstars/And all the tears on her guitar) "Video Girl" is one long one, too. At their critics, in the unreleased song "Dance Until Tomorrow": No one ever thought that we'd come this far... Joe Jonas | New Music And Songs | Joe Jonas About Joe Jonas As frontman of the Jonas Brothers, Joe Jonas became a multi-platinum pop star while still in his teens. The band started off as a solo project for Joe's younger brother, Nick, who acted in several Broadway shows before signing a record contract with INO Records in 2004. Joe, who'd already done some Broadway acting of his own, helped write several songs on Nick's debut album. Those tracks eventually wound their way onto the desk of Columbia Records president Steve Greenberg, who decided to shelve Nick's solo career and promote the three Jonas siblings as a pop band instead.

The Jonas Brothers hit pay dirt in 2007, when their self-titled second album debuted at number five during its first week. Given their good looks and tween appeal, the boys also proved to be popular on television, landing their own Disney Channel movie franchise (Camp Rock) and launching two TV shows (Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream and JONAS). Branching off, Joe scored a Top Ten hit in 2008 with "This Is Me," a duet he'd recorded with girlfriend Demi Lovato for the Camp Rock soundtrack. Two years later, he announced plans for a solo album, which arrived in 2011 with the release of Fastlife. Well received, the album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart. With the breakup of the Jonas Brothers in 2013, Joe began toying with the idea of forming another act.

However, rather than choosing to hire studio musicians, he eventually wrangled the talents of two former Jonas Brothers touring musicians, Korean-born guitarist JinJoo Lee (Jordin Sparks, Charli XCX, Cee Lo Green) and drummer Jack Lawless (Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus), along with former Semi Precious Weapons bassist/keyboardist Cole Whittle. In 2015, the newly minted DNCE released an EP that included the hit single "Cake by the Ocean." A year later, they delivered the full-length album DNCE, featuring production from Sir Nolan, Ilya, Mattman & Robin, and others. Included on the album was the single "Body Moves." ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi

Question: What is the surname of the brothers Joe, Kevin and Nick - the three members of a US pop group?
Answer: Jonas